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| All The Real Girls
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All
The Real Girls
(Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment)
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| DVD
Release Date:
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August
19, 2003
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Length:
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118 mins.
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| Rated:
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R
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| Format:
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Widescreen (2.35:1)
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Audio:
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English
Dolby Digital 5.1
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French, Portuguese, Spanish, Closed-Captioned
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| Extras:
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Director
and Cast Commentary, "Improv and Ensemble: The Evolution of
a Film" Featurette, Deleted Scenes, Theatrical Trailers
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This low-budget film is about a budding
relationship between a young man and his best friend's younger sister.
It takes place in a small mill town so everyone has grubby clothes and
unique hairstyles. The film deals mainly with the relationship between
the couple, and does a smart job to avoid focusing on the one friend
not approving of the other dating his sister.
The film moves at a fairly slow pace. The characters are I think, a
little bland for the first hour. Sometimes writers want their
characters to 'be real' and not flashy as in a Julia Roberts and Ben
Affleck romance movie. Well, I see their point, however 'Paul' and
'Noel' are a little too plain. I don't know of any couple who have
such types of conversations. But after a certain point in the movie,
shall we say the turning point, the dialogue turns into real dialogue
as Paul and Noel have their difficulties. The end result of the film
leaves you in question, but with an answer that you can come up with
giving you a happy or sad sentiment.
All the Real Girls is a down-to-Earth realistic movie about how
relationships start, work, and evolve through problems. And for any of
us who have been through, and are going through a relationship, you
can relate to this movie. And without giving anything away, there is
one point in the film that does pack a punch emotionally for those of
us who have experienced it. It is a very good film about realistic
relationships.
The special features are minimal, but hey, it is a low-budget film.
The deleted scenes are okay to watch, except for an extended whining
scene with 'Bust-Ass'. There is also a featurette on the evolution of
the film, which isn't too bad. The audio commentary has director David
Green and the actor who played 'Paul', Paul Schneider, who is
coincidentally a co-writer. The commentary is pretty good if you're
interested in a more in-depth description of the characters. The focus
of the commentary is obviously on that since it is a character driven
film. It is also neat to find out that Green and Schneider are
university buddies and wrote the script together during school. There
is one opinion expressed in the commentary however, that might get
them into trouble with 'The Academy.' At least, I thought it was
daring to say.
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8/10 |
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6/10 |
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